TWO CHAMBERLAINS WORCESTER PORCELAIN INK WELLS
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
£126
Auction: Lots 1 - 328 | 13 November 2024 at 10am
Description
one of cylindrical form, painted with a view of Worcester, with gilt rim, titled ‘Worcester’, Chamberlains Worcester mark; one painted with a bird perched on a branch titled ’Yellow Rumped Fly Catcher', Chamberlains Worcester mark; together with ANOTHER, POSSIBLY CHAMBERLAINS OR DANIEL, painted with a view of Worcester on a blue ground, with cover, painted to base ‘Doe V Rogers, Worcester’, and entitled ‘Worcester’ (3)
Dimensions
largest 7.5cm high
Provenance
Provenance: The Maisels Collection of British Ceramics
Footnote
Note: According to notes in the Maisels catalogue the yellow bird on the Chamberlains Worcester inkwell is in fact a Yellow Bellied Flycatcher (Muscicapa Flaviventris), a native of SE Brazil that winters in Mexico